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Would You Give A Bonus For This? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about her employees’ lack of administrative compliance. In […]
You’ve Reached the Summit! Now What Happens? It’s hard not to be intrigued by these individuals who are driven to reach the top of the world’s highest mountains. While reading, […]
Dark Friday Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An insightful and reflective business owner from Colorado called me the other day to talk about his leadership style, management team, and organizational culture. Blessed […]
The First Rule Of Performance Evaluation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Georgia called me the other day to talk about a host of human resources issues, most of which […]
Why You Need to Take Care of Your Mental Wellness, Especially When Selling Your Company And some of the “latest trends” in taking time for mental wellness. We’ve seen the […]
Post Employment Retaliation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An accomplished business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to talk about an issue related to sexual harassment. One of the owner’s […]
Why can’t I sell my business? Let’s get REALISTIC. Have you received numerous letters and emails offering to buy your business? If you haven’t, I expect you are in the […]
Truth Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A change-agent business owner from Kansas called me the other day to talk about a topic that an increased number of owners have thrown my way […]
How to Improve the Salability of a “smaller” landscaping business Last week a business owner asked me what he could do to improve the salability of his small landscaping business. […]
Second Half Planning Session Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Maryland called me the other day to talk about the various economic indicators all of us are trying to […]
What is the proper span of control? Are we organized to achieve profitable growth? Thoughts about a healthy company’s organization. Span of control in business describes the number of employees […]
The Manager I Fired Last Month Is Trying To Steal My Employees Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to tell me that the […]
“How dependent is the business on you?” A key question from the buyer of a going concern. The ideal answer in most cases is that it is not dependent on […]
Mid-Year Audit Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Kentucky called me the other day to talk about his company’s overall year-to-date performance. Naturally, the narrative consisted of myriad strengths […]
A List Of Incentives Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Indiana called me the other day to talk about some ways to improve his company’s Rewards and Recognition Program […]
What Does Your Company’s Website “Say” About You? Your prospects, customers, and employees check it. Potential buyers of your company do too. When you hear about some new product or […]